Those designs employ an ease of folding, stacking, lifting and displaying, Femal said.

“The latest design we have is quite unique and has some nice features on opening and closing and stackability, and the latest have lift-latches, for people stocking the retail shelves to fold the RPC flaps down,” she said.

Retail produce departments see a value in RPCs, Heptinstall said.

“We see concepts with potential applications in produce, as people look for labor savings and way to display,” he said.

Some RPC applications are currently more common in retail dairy departments, but those applications soon will reach the produce aisle, Heptinstall said.

“We have one that has a side wall that folks into the base of the RPC that works well with eggs, but we can see it finding a place in produce, at some point,” Heptinstall said.

Femal said the box is user-friendly.

“It’s a one-touch-system capability, which is important because the less personnel handling the eggs, the less breakage you have,” she said.

A common argument for RPCs is the category has an fewer footprints, while corrugated boxes often were designed for different commodities numbering in the hundreds.

Heptinstall said RPCs also offer advantages in terms of product protection, ventilation and a lower carbon footprint.